HBO says there’s “no guarantee” more ‘Game of Thrones’ spin-offs will happen

Game Of Thrones TV spin-offs and books currently in the works.In a blog post on Wednesday (March 9), the Game Of Thrones creator shared his thoughts on the first TV spin-off, prequel series House Of The Dragon, which is expected to launch later this year.“House Of The Dragon has wrapped in London and is now in post-production,” Martin wrote. “What I have seen, I have loved.

Fantasy writer George R.R. Martin took to his website today to offer updates on his many Game of Thrones spin-off series, and books including the long-awaited The Winds of Winter, among other projects—sharing his thoughts on early cuts of HBO’s prequel series House of the Dragon, which he says is “coming soon.”

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentTelefonica’s Movistar Plus, Spain’s biggest pay-TV/SVOD operator, has launched an in-house overseas sales division, Movistar Plus Internacional, headed up by former Sony and Buendía Estudios exec Maria Valenzuela. Lorena Molloy, an ex-exec at The Mediapro Studio, has joined Movistar Plus Internacional beginning in March as its head of communication and marketing. Valenzuela, who began working with the platform last summer, heading international strategy and business development, reports directly to Domingo Corral, Movistar Plus’ director of original production.Movistar Plus Internacional is making further appointments, raising staff to around 10 employees, Valenzuela said. It will attend all major markets, beginning with Series Mania and MipTV/Canneseries, focusing at least in the short term on sales to Europe, Eastern Europe, U.S.

Prince Royce and Maria Becerra just dropped a passionate song that will have you thinking about your ex. “Te Espero” starts with the iconic 80’s hit “(I Just) Died in Your Arms” by the renowned British band Cutting Crew, (which is one of Royce’s favorite songs) and takes you on a journey of love. The music video was filmed over two days in Becerra’s native Buenos Aires, Argentina, and is an action-packed story with spectacular scenes.

Room to grow! Paola Mayfield gave birth to her son, Axel, in January 2019 — and the 90 Day Fiancé alum wants to adopt baby No. 2.

Television Critics Association press tour finally concluded on Wednesday after a dizzying number of sessions. Once again virtual due to the pandemic, the press tour was so long that a new show hyped by ABC one week into the tour had already been pulled from its lineup by the time TCA ended.The virtual tour was also marked by greater-than-usual access to executives, and had its share of technical glitches along with bittersweet goodbyes.

“Aziz Ansari is an incredible talent and, with this script, he brings a singular combination of insightful humor and pathos,” Searchlight presidents David Greenbaum and Matthew Greenfield said in a statement. “We’re thrilled to be partnering with him on his feature directorial debut which is long overdue, and of course working with the genius Bill Murray once again.”Taylor Friedman and Cameron Chidsey are overseeing the project for Searchlight Pictures.

Aziz Ansari (Master of None, Parks and Recreation) is making his feature directorial debut with an untitled dramedy for Searchlight, based on the 2014 non-fiction book Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by surgeon Atul Gawande, in which he’ll star alongside Oscar nominee Bill Murray (The French Dispatch, Lost in Translation), Deadline has confirmed.

Kanye West’s new album Donda 2 will not be available on streaming platforms.

Kanye West, 44, positive a positive message for his estranged wife Kim Kardashian, 41. amid his on-going social media outbursts. The Yeezy designer took to Instagram to comment on her new Balenciaga ad campaign with designer Demna, who is his close friend and creative director.

The beloved sci-fi series “Stranger Things” will conclude its story with 5 seasons.

The World Health Organization has released a new report on Omicron sub-variant BA.2 which shows the strain accounted for 21.5% of all new Omicron cases analyzed worldwide in the first week of February. Omicron, in turn, represented nearly all of the variants identified globally (98.3%) in the genomically-sequenced samples submitted to the GISAID data-sharing hub in the previous 30 days.

Former Flight of the Conchords and What We Do In The Shadows collaborators Rhys Darby and Taika Waititi set sail for the high seas and charter a return to the mockumentary in HBO Max’s Our Flag Means Death.

EXCLUSIVE: Saban Films is continuing to expand its international footprint, having recently inked a deal with distribution partners in Switzerland and Benelux. The L.A.-based company has signed with WW Entertainment in Benelux (Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg) and Ascot Elite in Switzerland, which it will add to deals it already has in place in the UK and Ireland (Altitude), Germany and Austria (Splendid), France (ACE Entertainment), Spain (Key2Media), Scandinavia (Mis.Label) and Australia and New Zealand (Defiant Screen Entertainment).

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentMemento International has closed major sales on Ursula Meier’s Berlin contender “The Line,” and “Boy from Heaven” by Tarik Saleh, the Swedish-Egyptian helmer of “The Nile Hilton Incident.” A religious and political thriller, “Boy From Heaven” is set in Cairo, in a Koranic school following the collapse of a grand imam which marks the start of a ruthless battle for influence.The movie is headlined by Tawfeek Barhom and Fares Fares, who previously starred in “The Nile Hilton Incident.” Saleh’s Stockholm-based outfit Atmo is producing the movie with Memento. Memento International has sold the film to Benelux (Cineart), Spain (La Aventura), Italy (Movies Inspired), Greece (Cinobo), Hungary (Vertigo) and Middle East (Falcon). Other territories in negotiation.

The Good Boss, Fernando León de Aranoa’s comedy-drama starring Javier Bardem, dominated Spain’s top film prizes this year, The Goyas, collecting six awards including Best Picture.

Javier Bardem at Saturday’s Goya prize ceremony. The prizes marked both Leon and Bardem’s seventh Goya wins. Produced by El Reposado and The Mediapro Studio, and a workplace dramedy skewering the abuse of power practised by a seemingly benign factory owner, “The Good Boss” also won best director and original screenplay for León, as well as best score and editing.Blanca Portillo beat out “Parallel Mothers’” Oscar-nominated Penélope Cruz, thanks to Portillo’s powerful performance as Maixabel Lasa, the real life widow of former Basque Country governor Juan Mari Jauregui who agreed in 2011 to meet one of his ETA killers. Her forgiveness, and Portillo’s portrait, has touched a large nerve in Spain.

Christine McGuinness has revealed that she cut her chin open during a Dirty Dancing style lift with husband Paddy on holiday in Spain.The 33 year old mum of three, who admitted that there 'isn't a right time' to tell her kids that they have autism, revealed that she had to be rushed to hospital during their sun-soaked getaway after the couple recreated the famous lift from the 1987 film. Christine described she was in the swimming pool with Paddy, 48, as he lifted her up above his head to performed the climactic lift. However the glamorous Real Housewives of Cheshire star opened up in her memoir, A Beautiful Nightmare, that the dance move did not go to plan.

Savannah Guthrie and her Today Show co-stars starred in a brilliant Super Bowl ad.READ: Savannah Guthrie admits a totally unexpected trait on The Drew Barrymore ShowThe morning news anchors partnered with She Can Stem, an organization that encourages girls to get into the science and technology fields from a young age.